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as in trails
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
a muddy track across the kitchen floor
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as in paths
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
there was still a faint track through the underbrush that indicated where the path used to be
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as in routes
the direction along which something or someone moves
I followed the track of the thief's eyes as he watched the woman put the money into her purse and walk away
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as in chases
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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as in traverses
to make one's way through, across, or over
once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains
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Recent Examples of tracks
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Crossing into Northern California, the train then descends from the mountains into forests, with rivers running alongside the tracks.
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Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
But with military flyovers continuing, some attendees stopped in their tracks to take pictures of ongoing flyovers instead of evacuating.
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Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
4 July 2026
Fans were originally split along the side of the hotel and in a pavilion across the street, with several cops asking them to stay away from the streetcar tracks and to allow cars to pass.
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Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Amtrak canceled some trains in the Northeast due to excessive heat that could affect the tracks.
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Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.
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Rolling Stone,
3 July 2026
The roller coaster and the monorail are stopped on their tracks.
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Christopher Intagliata,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Others are built for ages 7 to 12, and several offer teen tracks that lean closer to a culinary school experience.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Bailey Lipschultz,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
The same simulation also tracks how often each team reaches each stage of the bracket, including the quarterfinals, semifinals, final, third-place match, runner-up finish, and championship.
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Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Ahead of the July 4 launch, the US Treasury announced that the default investment for all accounts will be the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM), which tracks the performance of the S&P 500.
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Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Like most wearables, the Fitbit Charge 6 tracks your calorie intake and sleep quality.
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Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
According to a website that tracks Taylor’s private jet, her plane also made several stops on June 28 to cities where her and Travis’ family members live.
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Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
3 July 2026
To its credit, Google has become one of the world’s largest investors in clean energy technology, according to Michael Thomas, CEO of the Cleanview data platform that tracks renewable energy and data center projects.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2026
Its same-store sales increased 3% over the same period; the metric tracks sales growth at restaurants open at least a year.
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Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Most are left by parents or caregivers by accident, according to the organization Kids and Car Safety, which tracks such deaths.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Noun
On top of that, Towriss pointed out that Herta needed to learn the tracks and tires, given IndyCar uses bespoke Firestones while the F1 and its support championships use Pirellis.
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Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Crossing into Northern California, the train then descends from the mountains into forests, with rivers running alongside the tracks.
—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
But with military flyovers continuing, some attendees stopped in their tracks to take pictures of ongoing flyovers instead of evacuating.
—
Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
4 July 2026
Fans were originally split along the side of the hotel and in a pavilion across the street, with several cops asking them to stay away from the streetcar tracks and to allow cars to pass.
—
Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Amtrak canceled some trains in the Northeast due to excessive heat that could affect the tracks.
—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.
—
Rolling Stone,
3 July 2026
The roller coaster and the monorail are stopped on their tracks.
—
Christopher Intagliata,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Others are built for ages 7 to 12, and several offer teen tracks that lean closer to a culinary school experience.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Verb
For example, the Invesco QQQ Trust Series, better known by its ticker QQQ, tracks the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index and has $482 billion in assets.
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Bailey Lipschultz,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
The same simulation also tracks how often each team reaches each stage of the bracket, including the quarterfinals, semifinals, final, third-place match, runner-up finish, and championship.
—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Ahead of the July 4 launch, the US Treasury announced that the default investment for all accounts will be the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM), which tracks the performance of the S&P 500.
—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Like most wearables, the Fitbit Charge 6 tracks your calorie intake and sleep quality.
—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
According to a website that tracks Taylor’s private jet, her plane also made several stops on June 28 to cities where her and Travis’ family members live.
—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
3 July 2026
To its credit, Google has become one of the world’s largest investors in clean energy technology, according to Michael Thomas, CEO of the Cleanview data platform that tracks renewable energy and data center projects.
—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2026
Its same-store sales increased 3% over the same period; the metric tracks sales growth at restaurants open at least a year.
—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Most are left by parents or caregivers by accident, according to the organization Kids and Car Safety, which tracks such deaths.
—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracks
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Patrouille de France, the French Air Force’s acrobatic teams, flew over New York Harbor with their red, white and blue trails, evoking images of the American flag.
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Its grippy outsole offers reliable traction on trails and uneven terrain, while the soft eggnog color looks polished enough to wear around town afterward.
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Some of those places have her crossing paths with new characters played by Wanda Sykes and Ice-T, among others.
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For finance professionals, the findings suggest that employers who invest in meaningful on-the-job development and clear growth paths can gain a competitive edge in attracting and keeping talent in an increasingly demanding and data-driven function.
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Tehran meanwhile has tried to strengthen its leverage by saying crew members must gain permission to traverse the strait along routes approved by its officials.
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In the Nutanix implementation, an agent talks to a unified endpoint that routes to the appropriate model.
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Combined, the handful of upside surprises is making for a stronger-than-expected domestic box office and a promising foundation for the second half of the year as the industry chases pre-pandemic levels.
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Kylian Mbappé of France chases the ball during their match against Iraq.
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Like Orton’s prior work, The Ground Above traverses some tricky emotional terrain.
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On July 6, the route traverses Tilden Regional Park and Briones Regional Park before finishing at Heather Farm Park.
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To optimize that, memory must be soldered extremely close to the CPU to reduce the length of the motherboard's traces (circuit lines).
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When its inevitable end arrives, the sun’s core will exhaust the last traces of hydrogen fuel and kick off the first stellar death pangs.
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According to the National Park Service, the footpaths through the forested ridgetops of Pennsylvania are among the most popular.
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Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.
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Go casual with denim shorts or lean more sophisticated with crisp trousers for the office — two ways Swift has styled white shirts before.
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That has caused several groups to propose their own ways to fix the program.
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“Tracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracks. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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